India host the golden jubilee celebrations of UNCITRAL in New Delhi

India host the golden jubilee celebrations of UNCITRAL in New Delhi . In celebration of the 50th anniversary of United Nations Commission on International Trade uncitralLaw (UNCITRAL), UN organised the two day conference “Global Standards for Rule-based Commerce” at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi from November 28, 2016.  Global Standards for Rule-based Commerce conference is

hosted by the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee India (UNCCI) and the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, with the support of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

The conference was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee then it is followed by five sessions

Session 1: Redefining Arbitrability: To Expand or Not To Expand

Session 2: 50 Years of UNCITRAL: Experience from the Asia-Pacific Region

Session 3: Tackling the Next Level: Emerging Legal Standards for Electronic Commerce across Borders

Session 4: Call for Consistency: The Future of Cross-Border Insolvency

Session 5: Innovation and Reform for Efficiency and Legitimacy in Investment Arbitration

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) 

♦ The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 to promote the progressive harmonization and unification of international trade law”.

♦ Headquarters : Vienna